grow thin

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

The gradual process of losing weight.

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Examples (10)

  • She began to grow thin after the long illness.
  • He had grown thin and pale from months of overwork.
  • The stray cat grew thin despite our efforts to feed it.
  • Over the years, his once-round face had grown thin and wrinkled.
  • The mother was worried that her child was growing thin too quickly.
  • The prisoners grew thin on the meager rations provided.
  • He watched his father grow thin during his stay in the hospital.
  • If you do not eat properly, you will soon grow thin.
  • The cattle grew thin and weak during the long drought.
  • She noticed her friend had grown thin since they last met in the summer.